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Preliminary-Hearing Waivers And The Contract To Negotiate, Michael D. Cicchini
Preliminary-Hearing Waivers And The Contract To Negotiate, Michael D. Cicchini
Pepperdine Law Review
Plea bargaining often begins very early in a criminal case—sometimes before the preliminary hearing, or “prelim,” is held. Be-cause of the time, effort, and risk involved in holding a prelim, the prosecutor may make the defendant a prelim waiver offer. That is, if the defendant agrees to waive the prelim, the prosecutor will hold a particular plea offer open for the defendant’s future consideration. Such prelim waiver offers may be skeletal, at best, but will often include the promise of “future negotiations” to fill in the details. When the prosecutor obtains the defendant’s prelim waiver for the promise of future …
Typing A Terrorist Attack: Using Tools From The War On Terror To Fight The War On Ransomware, Jake C. Porath
Typing A Terrorist Attack: Using Tools From The War On Terror To Fight The War On Ransomware, Jake C. Porath
Pepperdine Law Review
The United States faces a grave challenge in its fight against cyberattacks from abroad. Chief among the foreign cyber threats comes from a finite number of “ransomware-as-a-service” gangs, which are responsible for extorting billions of dollars from American citizens and companies annually. Prosecuting these cybercriminals has proven exceedingly difficult. Law enforcement often struggles to forensically trace ransomware attacks, which makes identifying and prosecuting the perpetrators challenging. Moreover, even when prosecutors can identify the perpetrators of these attacks, the ransomware gangs are headquartered in foreign adversarial nations that do not extradite criminals to the United States. Finally, ransomware gangs are governed …
Justice For All? Impeding The Villainization Of Human Trafficking Victims Via The Expansion Of Vacatur Laws, Sarah Devaney
Justice For All? Impeding The Villainization Of Human Trafficking Victims Via The Expansion Of Vacatur Laws, Sarah Devaney
Pepperdine Law Review
It is common for human trafficking victims to acquire a criminal record as a result of the activities they are forced to engage in whilst being trafficked. Once these victims become survivors, their criminal record hinders them from wholly reacclimating to society. The current state of human trafficking laws provides little to no relief for human trafficking survivors in regard to alleviating their criminal records. Accordingly, human trafficking survivors are perpetually victimized by the United States criminal justice system. This Article explores the current state of human trafficking laws and their enduring effect on survivors. Specifically, the Article examines California’s …
Blurred Lines: How To Rationally Understand The “Rational Understanding” Doctrine After Madison V. Alabama, Cassidy Young
Blurred Lines: How To Rationally Understand The “Rational Understanding” Doctrine After Madison V. Alabama, Cassidy Young
Pepperdine Law Review
In Madison v. Alabama, the Supreme Court held that a capital inmate’s inability to remember his crime did not render him incompetent to be executed. The Court reasoned that an individual who suffers from episodic memory loss may still “rationally understand” society’s reasons for sentencing him to death for a crime he once committed. This Note explores the impact of memory loss on a person’s self-identity, and consequently challenges the notion that a capital inmate who no longer remembers his crime can truly have a rational understanding of it. Specifically, this Note examines how memory loss substantially weakens the two …
Fight Or Flight: The Ninth Circuit's Advancement Of Textualism During An Era Of Intentionalism In United States V. Lozoya, Zachary Remijas
Fight Or Flight: The Ninth Circuit's Advancement Of Textualism During An Era Of Intentionalism In United States V. Lozoya, Zachary Remijas
Pepperdine Law Review
The modern complexities of global interaction and accessibility have recently forced some federal courts to reconsider standards for determining proper venue for criminal defendants who commit offenses while engaged in transportation, particularly those involving interstate commerce and crimes spanning multiple districts. These courts’ application of two adversarial schools of statutory interpretation—textualism and intentionalism—has driven conflict between textualist jurisdictions adhering to the plain meaning of established constitutional and statutory sources, and intentionalist jurisdictions refraining from the “creeping absurdity” of establishing venue for certain in-transit offenses under the literal meaning of such provisions. This Note endorses the sensibility and superiority of the …
Federal Protection For "Fur-Babies": A Legislative Proposal, Rebecca Ferrari
Federal Protection For "Fur-Babies": A Legislative Proposal, Rebecca Ferrari
Pepperdine Law Review
Americans love their animals, but America doesn’t protect them. Across the country, animals continue to be classified as mere property, undeserving of any basic rights and unprotected by the animal welfare statutes that do exist, but often remain unenforced. This Article proposes a comprehensive animal protection system that includes the following components: (a) general prohibitions against animal crushing, cruelty, neglect, and abuse; (b) a civil action provision that will allow humane society officers to investigate violations of those prohibitions; (c) a provision establishing animal legal advocates to work alongside the officers and prosecute violations; and (d) an animal-suit provision to …
The Johnson & Johnson Problem: The Supreme Court Limited The Armed Career Criminal Act's "Violent Felony" Provision—And Our Children Are Paying, Shelby Burns
Pepperdine Law Review
The Armed Career Criminal Act and United States Sentencing Guidelines prescribe sentence enhancements based upon a defendant’s prior convictions. In particular, these federal sentencing tools contain violent felony provisions that outline the requirements a state criminal statute must satisfy for a conviction to constitute a violent felony, making the convicted person eligible for a federal sentence enhancement. However, the Supreme Court’s holdings in Johnson v. United States, 559 U.S. 133 (2010) and Johnson v. United States, 135 S. Ct. 2551 (2015) severely limited the scope of both sentencing tools’ violent felony provisions, making it more difficult for certain crimes to …
Trafficking Technology: A Look At Different Approaches To Ending Technology-Facilitated Human Trafficking, David Barney
Trafficking Technology: A Look At Different Approaches To Ending Technology-Facilitated Human Trafficking, David Barney
Pepperdine Law Review
In 2018, many believe that slavery is an antiquated concept. But as with anything else, if it has not become extinct, it has evolved with time. Human trafficking is no different. Each year, millions of men, women and children are trafficked in the United States, and internationally, and forced to work against their will. Through the rise of technology and an increasingly globalized world, traffickers have learned to use technology as a tool to help facilitate the trafficking of persons and to sell those victims to others they never could have reached before. But what are we doing about it? …
The Unintended Consequences Of California Proposition 47: Reducing Law Enforcement’S Ability To Solve Serious, Violent Crimes, Shelby Kail
Pepperdine Law Review
For many years, DNA databases have helped solve countless serious, violent crimes by connecting low-level offenders to unsolved crimes. Because the passage of Proposition 47 reduced several low-level crimes to misdemeanors, which do not qualify for DNA sample collection, Proposition 47 has severely limited law enforcement’s ability to solve serious, violent crimes through California’s DNA database and reliable DNA evidence. This powerful law enforcement tool must be preserved to prevent additional crimes from being committed, to exonerate the innocent, and to provide victims with closure through conviction of their assailants or offenders. Proposition 47’s unintended consequences have led to devastating …
Victimhood & Agency: How Taking Charge Takes Its Toll, Pam A. Mueller
Victimhood & Agency: How Taking Charge Takes Its Toll, Pam A. Mueller
Pepperdine Law Review
This Article addresses an unexplored tension in the civil justice system regarding victims. The goal of the civil system is to make victims whole. We can, as is most common, attempt to do this financially, or we can consider psychological research that suggests there may be other ways of restoring victims’ statuses. One of the most common nonfinancial solutions is to increase victim participation in the justice process. This is a solution that appeals to many victims and may benefit them psychologically. However, by increasing their participation, they may unknowingly trade off some of the benefits of victimhood. For instance, …
Drug Induced Insanity And Unconsciousness - A Clarification Of California Law, Jerome Bleiweis
Drug Induced Insanity And Unconsciousness - A Clarification Of California Law, Jerome Bleiweis
Pepperdine Law Review
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Deportation Of Aliens For Criminal Convictions, David F. Aberson
Deportation Of Aliens For Criminal Convictions, David F. Aberson
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
Presentence Custody Time Credit Under California Penal Code Section 2900.5, James D. Robinson
Presentence Custody Time Credit Under California Penal Code Section 2900.5, James D. Robinson
Pepperdine Law Review
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A Study Of Juvenile Record Sealing Practices In California , Leonard Edwards, Inger J. Sagatun
A Study Of Juvenile Record Sealing Practices In California , Leonard Edwards, Inger J. Sagatun
Pepperdine Law Review
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Expanding The Neglected Role Of The Parent In The Juvenile Court , Raymond F. Vincent
Expanding The Neglected Role Of The Parent In The Juvenile Court , Raymond F. Vincent
Pepperdine Law Review
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Certification Of Juveniles To Adult Court , Joseph N. Sorrentino, Gary K. Olsen
Certification Of Juveniles To Adult Court , Joseph N. Sorrentino, Gary K. Olsen
Pepperdine Law Review
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Guidelines For Statutes For Transfer Of Juveniles To Criminal Court , Elizabeth W. Browne
Guidelines For Statutes For Transfer Of Juveniles To Criminal Court , Elizabeth W. Browne
Pepperdine Law Review
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Juvenile Justice In Transition , Julian C. Dixon
Juvenile Justice In Transition , Julian C. Dixon
Pepperdine Law Review
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First Annual Juvenile Law Thematic Journal Pepperdine Law Review: Introduction, John L. Roche
First Annual Juvenile Law Thematic Journal Pepperdine Law Review: Introduction, John L. Roche
Pepperdine Law Review
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The Duty Of The Prosecutor To Disclose Unrequested Evidence: United States V. Agurs, Christian F. Dubia Jr
The Duty Of The Prosecutor To Disclose Unrequested Evidence: United States V. Agurs, Christian F. Dubia Jr
Pepperdine Law Review
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Preying On Playgrounds: The Sexploitation Of Children In Pornography And Prostitution, C. David Baker
Preying On Playgrounds: The Sexploitation Of Children In Pornography And Prostitution, C. David Baker
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
Stay No Longer: California Juvenile Court Sentencing Practices, Sharon O. Lightholder
Stay No Longer: California Juvenile Court Sentencing Practices, Sharon O. Lightholder
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Differential Detention/Jailing Of Juveniles: A Comparison Of Detention And Non-Detention Courts, John H. Kramer, Darrell J. Steffensmeier
The Differential Detention/Jailing Of Juveniles: A Comparison Of Detention And Non-Detention Courts, John H. Kramer, Darrell J. Steffensmeier
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
Here's Looking At You, Kid: Prosecutors In The Juvenile Court Process, David Keith Hicks
Here's Looking At You, Kid: Prosecutors In The Juvenile Court Process, David Keith Hicks
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
Child Abuse Victims: Are They Also Victims Of An Adversarial And Hierarchial Court System?, Lorraine Adler
Child Abuse Victims: Are They Also Victims Of An Adversarial And Hierarchial Court System?, Lorraine Adler
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
Criminals Without Crime: The Dilemma Of The Status Offender, Lawrence N. Blum
Criminals Without Crime: The Dilemma Of The Status Offender, Lawrence N. Blum
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
California's Response For Wrongful Death Of A Stillborn Fetus: Justus V. Atchison, Phyllis A. Dow
California's Response For Wrongful Death Of A Stillborn Fetus: Justus V. Atchison, Phyllis A. Dow
Pepperdine Law Review
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Civil Tax Penalties: Changes And Recommendations, Arthur A. Graves Iii
Civil Tax Penalties: Changes And Recommendations, Arthur A. Graves Iii
Pepperdine Law Review
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Tax Frauds And The Government's Right Of Access To Taxpayer's Books And Records , Ronald K. Van Wert
Tax Frauds And The Government's Right Of Access To Taxpayer's Books And Records , Ronald K. Van Wert
Pepperdine Law Review
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The Battered Wife Syndrome: A Potential Defense To A Homicide Charge, Thomas G. Kieviet
The Battered Wife Syndrome: A Potential Defense To A Homicide Charge, Thomas G. Kieviet
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.